Replay: Livestream NSW Opens hockey championships Day One
The state’s best hockey talent is ready to battle for championship glory. Replay all the action-packed day one matches here.
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Top tier hockey talent will showcase their skills this long weekend, with the FieldTurf Australia Open State Championships to be streamed live on dailytelegraph.com.au.
Former Olympians will headline the action and take the field alongside the next generation of superstars, with selection in the NSW Pride squads for the upcoming Hockey One League on the line.
The men’s and women’s competition, taking place at Moorebank and Narellan respectively, will be featured on the livestream from 8am Saturday.
WATCH LIVE FROM 8AM SATURDAY IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE
REPLAYS AND REPORTS
MATCH ONE: NORTHERN SYDNEY & BEACHES 1 NORTH WEST SYDNEY 1 (MEN’S)
Sydney’s northern rivals, North West Sydney and Northern Sydney and Beaches, have split the points in the opening clash of the men’s division one competition with one goal a piece.
The men from Northern Sydney and Beaches didn’t take long to open their account, earning a penalty stroke following a dangerous short corner strike on goal midway through the opening quarter.
Nicholas Johnston made no mistake slotting home the goal.
North West Sydney looked dangerous in periods of the first half but was unable to break through the opposition defence.
However, in the final minute of the third quarter Jack Pickering struck home an equaliser much to the frustration of Northern Sydney and beaches players.
A tense final quarter was unable to break the deadlock with the match finishing North West Sydney 1 Northern Sydney and Beaches 1.
MATCH TWO: LITHGOW 5 SYDNEY EAST 2 (MEN’S)
Lithgow has enjoyed an emphatic victory over Sydney East with five second half goals proving the difference.
The two evenly-matched teams battled to get the ascendancy early in the match with the city boys striking first with a second quarter field goal to Mehdi Rizvi.
Lithgow clawed their way back into the contest in the third quarter courtesy of two goals from penalty corners, off the sticks of Koby Johnstone and Jack Elliot.
The mountain men ran away with the match in the final quarter with three further goals, including Elliot’s second, a goal to Brandan Harner and Jack Milne converting a penalty stroke.
Sydney East’s Timothy Pritchard scored off the last play of the game for a final scoreline of 5 -2.
MATCH THREE: TAMWORTH 3 CENTRAL COAST 2 (MEN’S)
Tamworth has proven a class above Central Coast to post an impressive 3 – 2 victory on the opening day of the championships.
After a tight opening quarter, Tamworth captain Isaac Farmilo landed the opening blow by putting the finishing touches on a classy attacking movement in the second quarter.
Minutes later, young Ehren Hazell made no mistake with a penalty corner and powered the ball into the bottom left of the goals to double the lead.
Central Coast captain Brinley Gallagher got his team back in the contest with a strike off a penalty corner in the third quarter, until Tamworth’s Tim Hardy put the result beyond doubt by putting away a pinballing ball from close range.
A late goal to Cooper Smith with three minutes remaining gave hope for a miracle comeback for the Central Coast, but it wasn’t to be.
MATCH FOUR: GRAFTON 2 METRO SOUTH WEST 1 (MEN’S)
Grafton has enjoyed an underdog win against a strong Metro South West outfit, with two first half goals proving the difference.
Seven minutes into the match Grafton’s Bradley Smith celebrated with a quiet fist pump when he finished an attacking raid for an early 1 nil lead.
A second quarter goal to Jake Lambeth doubled Grafton’s lead, with both teams throwing everything into the physical contest.
A goal to Metro South West captain Troy Sutherland with less than two minutes remaining brought a frantic end to the match, but it was too late with the final scoreline reading 2 – 1.
Metro South West, who placed third at the most recent state championships, will play Tamworth on Sunday as Grafton, who was promoted from Division 2, will play Illawarra South Coast later today.
MATCH FIVE: NEWCASTLE 5 NORTHERN SYDNEY & BEACHES 1 (MEN’S)
A well-drilled Newcastle team has easily taken care of Northern Sydney and Beaches with a dominant 5 – 1 victory.
The Novocastrians wasted no time feeling their way into the match by sending home the opening goal inside two minutes, courtesy of a Ky Willott blast off a penalty corner.
An impressive second-quarter goal to Samuel Mudford, blocking an attempted clearance inside the penalty circle before calmly powering the ball into the net, doubled the lead for the Novocastrians.
When Willott added his second in the third quarter the match appeared all but over, until Rory Woods grabbed a late goal for his Northern Sydney and Beaches team in the dying stages of the third quarter.
Newcastle captain James Piper rocketed a half volley into the goals in the fourth quarter, with the team’s fifth goal coming off a penalty corner and final play of the game.
MATCH SIX: LITHGOW 5 NORTH WEST SYDNEY 1 (MEN’S)
The rich form of Lithgow has continued, running away as 5 – 1 winners against traditional heavyweights North West Sydney.
Loose passing at the back for North West Sydney saw Lithgow take an early 1 nil lead thanks to Koby Johnstone, with the lead doubled in the next quarter.
A strike off a penalty corner brought North West Sydney within one goal, but a final quarter blitz saw Lithgow score three unanswered goals.
MATCH SEVEN: NORTHERN SYDNEY AND BEACHES 3 TAMWORTH 2 (WOMEN’S)
A captain’s touch has proven the difference for the Northern Sydney and Beaches outfit, with skipper Emma Scriven sending home the winner with just minutes to spare.
A hard-fought match between Tamworth and Northern Sydney and Beaches went down to the wire in an entertaining and seesawing fixture.
Tamworth’s Alice Arnott opened her team’s account early with a close range strike earning an early lead five minutes into the match.
Scriven responded in the second quarter, making no mistake with a penalty corner, only for Arnott to nab her second goal minutes later.
A Macy Carrothers goal equalised the match in the third quarter with the intensity rising as the final siren edged closer.
The experienced Scriven iced the game with three minutes remaining, powering home a winning strike when given space in the penalty circle.
MATCH EIGHT: ILLAWARRA SOUTH COAST 6 ORANGE 1 (WOMEN’S)
Illawarra South Coast has sent a warning shot to the competition after a comprehensive 6 – 1 domination of their Orange opposition.
The team from Orange landed the first blow in the opening quarter thanks to Eva Reith-Snare, but it was all downhill from that point on.
The women from Illawarra South Coast took complete control of the game, running rampant with six goals scored before the final siren sounded.
MATCH NINE: NORTH WEST SYDNEY 3 NEWCASTLE 1 (WOMEN’S)
North West Sydney has taken the points in a tough battle with a committed Newcastle outfit.
The bulk of the scoring action came in the final stages of the opening quarter with a flurry of goals scored, beginning with a class finish from North West Sydney’s Zoe Macmillan.
Newcastle responded almost immediately, before North West Sydney scored a second to go to the break with a one-goal lead.
The match turned seconds before the halftime siren when North West Sydney’s Alexandra Morrison thundered a ball into the penalty circle with Hannah Russell deflecting the ball into goal with the finest of touches on the far post.
The Novocastrians tried valiantly to return to equal footing but fell short, with the final score reading 3 – 1.
LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE
SATURDAY (DAY ONE)
Mens
8am – North West Sydney v Northern Sydney and Beaches
9:15am – Lithgow v Sydney East
10:30am – Central Coast 1 v Tamworth
11:45am – Metro South West 1 v Grafton
1pm – Northern Sydney and Beaches v Newcastle 1
2:15pm – Lithgow v North West Sydney
Womens
3:30pm – Northern Sydney and Beaches v Tamworth
4:45pm – Orange v Illawarra South Coast 1
6pm – Newcastle v North West Sydney 1
SUNDAY (DAY TWO)
Mens
8:30am – Tamworth v Metro South West 1
9:45am – Northern Sydney and Beaches v Lithgow
11am – Central Coast 1 v Grafton
Womens
1pm – Tamworth v Newcastle
2:15pm – Northern Sydney and Beaches v North West Sydney 1
3:30pm – Bathurst v Illawarra South Coast 1
4:45pm – Newcastle – Central Coast 1
6pm – North West Sydney 1 v Tamworth
MONDAY (DAY THREE)
Womens
8am – Port Macquarie Hastings v North West Sydney 2 (Div 3)
9:15am – Lithgow v Sydney East (Div 2)
10:30am – Div 1 Semi Final (1st Pool A v 2nd Pool B)
11:45am – Div 3 Promotion Battle (Ladder Position 1 v Ladder Position 2)
1pm – Div 2 Promotion Battle (Ladder Position 1 v Ladder Position 2)
2:15pm – Division 1 Championship Final
Mens
8:30am – Div 2 Semi Final (1st Pool A v 2nd Pool B)
9:15am – Div 1 Semi Final (1st Pool A v 2nd Pool B)
11am – Div 1 Relegation Battle – (5th Pool A v 5th Pool B)
12:15pm – Div 2 Grand Final
1:30pm – Division 1 Championship Final
2019 DIV 1 STANDINGS
Womens
1. North West Sydney
2. Metro South West
3. Nepean
4. Northern Sydney Beaches
5. Tamworth
6. Bathurst
7 Illawarra South Coast
8. Central Coast
9. Newcastle
10. Sydney East
* Orange promoted for 2021
Mens
1. Newcastle
2. Illawarra South Coast
3. Metro South West
4. Lithgow
5. North West Sydney
6. Central Coast
7. Tamworth
8. Northern Sydney and Beaches
9. Sydney East
10. Nepean
* Grafton promoted for 2021
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